Point-less Burton Albion head to the Riverside tonight for the first-ever time and will be desperate to get their first rewards of the season.

Nigel Clough’s side have suffered defeats to Cardiff and Hull so far, a disappointing start in their second campaign in the Championship.

So what’s the mood like in the Brewers’ camp and what might their game-plan be in the North-east tonight?

We caught up with Josh Murray, of the Burton Mail, to get the lowdown on Boro's next opponents.

Here's what he had to say:

A mixed bag so far

“The two games so far have been quite contrasting. Against Cardiff, Burton were defensively solid but lacking up front. They probably deserved a point, it was a 0-0 game all day long.

“But then at Hull on Saturday, Burton looked dangerous going forward for 30 minutes and were probably on top at 1-1, before Jackson Irvine’s red card.

“So it’s been a bit of everything so far. Burton will be disappointed not to have picked up any points from the two games so far, but it was the same case last season - and they pulled it around.

“There’s no doubt that the club are still hoping for a couple of new players, and the performances so far haven’t been too bad.

Jackson Irvine was sent off on Saturday (Image: Getty Images Europe)

A tactical dilemma

“It’s difficult to say how Burton will approach the game at Boro. Last season, during the first half of the campaign, they tended to attack teams when playing away from home - and they did that against Hull on Saturday too with 11 men.

“But towards the end of last season, Burton became a bit more pragmatic - set up to frustrate for 60 minutes and then used the pace of their wingers to get a goal on the break. I think that’s how Nigel Clough may set up his side at the Riverside.

“They’ll be without Irvine, who was sent off on Saturday, and he’s definitely one of Burton’s best attacking players. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 4-5-1 in a bid to stifle Boro.”